Senior QA Automation EngineerSilkRoad Technology

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Tracking Code
303118-499
Job Description
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At SilkRoad, it's all about the employees! It's all about the flexibility. It's all about the extras. It's all about growth (yours and ours). It's all about opportunity...to build your career with a leader. At SilkRoad, you can have a major impact on our clients, you can have an important part in our success, and you'll work in a great environment that's loaded with talented professionals. And this is your opportunity to join us. It's all here!

As a key member of the Engineering team, the Senior QA Automation Engineer will be responsible for independently planning, executing, and monitoring quality assurance activities for key aspects of our critical integration tool. The Senior QA Automation Engineer will work closely with internal staff to ensure appropriate test coverage for our tool that integrates our Life Suite of products with one another and with 3rd party products. This position will work with Product Management, Development, and Implementation to understand requirements, functionality and issues.

The successful candidate will be responsible for working with management to specify and build scalable, repeatable, best practice software development methodologies, particularly in rapid development environments. As a QA professional on our team, you will be part of a small, dynamic group which will perform automated QA testing to multiple applications that are critical to our business.

SilkRoad technology, inc. provides software as a service (SaaS) solutions that significantly improve the talent within its more than 1000 customers across the globe. Through SilkRoad?s Life Suite, an integrated talent management solution, companies are able to hire better employees, identify high and low performers, drive a pay-for-performance culture and improve employee tenure. Our Life Suite solution set includes OpenHire, for recruiting management, RedCarpet for employee onboarding and life events, WingSpan for flexible employee performance management, GreenLight for learning management, Point and Eprise for Social Collaboration and Content, and HeartBeat for core Human Resources.

Founded in 2003, SilkRoad technology is a privately held company based in Chicago, IL, with offices around the globe. Our customers include a diverse set of industry leaders such as Allianz, Priceline.com and Crate and Barrel.

Required Skills
Results driven professional with the ability to work well and deliver under pressure in a fast paced environment.
Passionate team member; cultivates an energizing environment and is committed to team success.
Supports a culture of customer appreciation and service excellence; delivers on-time, superior solutions that exceed customer expectations.
Successful communicator at all levels using all media, with excellent interpersonal skills.
Demonstrates skill, knowledge and understanding of company, products, job duties, and appropriate work methods.
Contributes to a climate of innovation and continuous improvement to achieve excellence and support business success.
Demonstrates personal excellence, accountability and integrity.
Ability to interface with external contacts while favorably representing SilkRoad in the marketplace.
Good verbal communication skills.
Required Experience
Bachelor?s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience.
Minimum of 5 years of QA automation experience a must.
Proficient knowledge and experience in all phases of software QA and release management processes and systems.
Experience with testing at different levels (unit, functional, integration, system load and performance testing).
Proficiency in test automation development and maintenance.
Experience working with iterative development methodologies (RUP, XP, Agile?).
Experience with scripting using Javascript, PowerShell, or other programming languages.
Proficiency in MS SQL.
Job Location
Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular